Tom Tiffany is running for Congress in northern Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican state Sen. Tom Tiffany is
running for Congress in northern Wisconsin to replace U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy, who
is resigning in two weeks. Tiffany
announced his candidacy on Tuesday, casting himself as a “proven
conservative.” He has been in the state Legislature since 2011 and is a
member of the Legislature’s powerful budget-writing committee. Other Republicans who had been thinking about
getting in the race dropped out ahead of Tiffany’s announcement. Both state
Sen. Jerry Petrowski and Republican strategist Luke Hilgemann had been considering
runs but bowed out. Jason Church, a
veteran who lost both his legs in Afghanistan and now works for U.S. Sen. Ron
Johnson, is considering running as a Republican. Numerous Democrats are also weighing bids,
but none have announced. The seat will
be filled at a special election at a yet-to-be-determined date.